October 17, 1981

----- DROPOUTS -----
Theme From "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It Or Not) - Joey Scarbury ----- 2 (2) / 18
General Hospi-Tale - The Afternoon Delights ----- 33 (2) / 5
Breaking Away - Balance ----- 22 (2) / 9
In Your Letter - REO Speedwagon ----- 20 (2) / 7
Slow Hand - The Pointer Sisters ----- 2 (3) / 16


40 40 --- Burnin' For You - Blue Öyster Cult
 39 --- In The Dark - Billy Squier (46)
 38 --- The Old Songs - Barry Manilow (57)
 37 --- Sausalito Summernight - Diesel (43)
28 36 --- Lady (You Bring Me Up) - Commodores
24 35 --- (There's) No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap
12 34 --- The Beach Boys Medley - The Beach Boys
38 33 --- Alien - Atlanta Rhythm Section
37 32 --- He's A Liar - Bee Gees
 31 --- Physical - Olivia Newton-John (47)

15 30 --- The Voice - The Moody Blues
34 29 --- Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love) - Marty Balin
36 28 --- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
39 27 --- Oh No - Commodores
14 26 --- Queen Of Hearts - Juice Newton
 25 --- Waiting For A Girl Like You - Foreigner (42)
26 24 --- She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) - Carl Carlton
27 23 --- Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) - Air Supply
29 22 --- The Theme From Hill Street Blues - Mike Post feat. Larry Carlton
23 21 --- Just Once - Quincy Jones feat. James Ingram

25 20 --- Say Goodbye To Hollywood - Billy Joel
20 19 --- We're In This Love Together - Al Jarreau
18 18 --- I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) - Lulu
19 17 --- Super Freak (Part 1) - Rick James
21 16 --- When She Was My Girl - Four Tops
16 15 --- Share Your Love With Me - Kenny Rogers
22 14 --- Tryin' To Live My Life Without You - Bob Seger
10 13 --- Hold On Tight - Electric Light Orchestra
17 12 --- I've Done Everything For You - Rick Springfield
09 11 --- Urgent - Foreigner

11 10 --- The Night Owls - Little River Band
13 09 --- Hard To Say - Dan Fogelberg
04 08 --- Who's Crying Now - Journey
03 07 --- Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks w/ Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
08 06 --- Private Eyes - Daryl Hall & John Oates
06 05 --- Step By Step - Eddie Rabbitt
05 04 --- For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
07 03 --- Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
01 02 --- Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie    
02 01 --- Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross  


New this week are pop/rock band Diesel.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 17-23 October 1981

01 08 IT'S MY PARTY Dave Stewart w/Barbara Gaskin *
02 02 THE BIRDIE SONG (BIRDIE DANCE) The Tweets
03 04 UNDER YOUR THUMB Goldey & Creme
04 01 PRINCE CHARMING Adam and the Ants ****
05 13 THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS Toyah
06 21 OPEN YOUR HEART The Human League
07 05 HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART) Ottawan
08 11 JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH Depeche Mode
09 03 INVISIBLE SUN The Police
10 16 WALKING IN THE SUNSHINE Bad Manners

11 40 IT'S RAINING Shakin' Stevens
12 07 SHUT UP Madness
13 09 ENDLESS LOVE Diana Ross + Lionel Richie
14 23 A GOOD YEAR FOR THE ROSES Elvis Costello
15 06 PRETEND Alvin Stardust
16 28 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Altered Images
17 10 SOUVENIR O.M.D.
18 -- O SUPERMAN Laurie Anderson
19 19 QUIET LIFE Japan
20 12 TAINTED LOVE Soft Cell **

21 30 LET'S HANG ON Barry Manilow
22 14 SLOW HAND The Pointer Sisters
23 15 YOU'LL NEVER KNOW Hi Gloss
24 22 THE ORIGINAL BIRD DANCE The Electronicas
25 25 MAD EYED SCREAMER The Creatures
26 18 IN AND OUT OF LOVE Imagination
27 17 SO THIS IS ROMANCE Linx
28 24 HAND HELD IN BLACK AND WHITE Dollar
29 29 LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS Slade
30 27 PASSIONATE FRIEND The Teardrop Explodes

31 -- LABELLED WITH LOVE Squeeze
32 26 STARS ON 45 (VOLUME 3) Starsound
33 36 JUST ANOTHER BROKEN HEART Sheena Easton
34 -- WHEN YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN The Fureys + Davey Arthur
35 33 BACK TO THE SIXTIES PART 2 Tight Fit
36 -- HOLD ME B.A. Robertson + Maggie Bell
37 20 WIRED FOR SOUND Cliff Richard
38 39 PROCESSION / EVERYTHING'S GONE GREEN New Order
39 -- NIGHTMARE Gillan
40 35 LOVE ACTION (I BELIEVE IN LOVE) The Human League

-- 31 ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS Bucks Fizz
-- 32 SEASONS OF GOLD Gidea Park
-- 34 JAPANESE BOY Aneka *
-- 37 START ME UP The Rolling Stones
-- 38 HOLD ON TIGHT E.L.O.